No more lulz: FBI arrests LulzSec hackers following nationwide manhunt

The FBI has arrested at least two alleged members of “LulzSec” and “Anonymous,” FoxNews reported on Thursday. One LulzSec hacker was arrested at a technical school in Phoenix, Arizona and is believed to have been behind the infamous attacks on Sony in late May. A second hacker was arrested in San Francisco and manhunts are ongoing in Minnesota, Montana and New Jersey according to an FBI official speaking to Fox News. 32 Anonymous hackers were detained in Turkey in June while another 16 were arrested in the United Kingdom and the United States. A 19-year old LulzSec member named Jack Davis who went by the handle “Topiary” was arrested in July and later released on bail. Anonymous and LulzSec are believed to have been behind a number of high-profile attacks against the U.S. government, Sony, Apple and other targets. Anonymous has egged on the FBI with numerous statements over the past few months and even published a public letter that stated: “Your threats to arrest us are meaningless to us as you cannot arrest an idea … there is nothing – absolutely nothing – you can possibly to do make us stop.”

lulz, first, its comeuppance. second, crook usually implies theft. while they did steal data, im pretty sure every american has stolen data at some point. any group that attacks apple is alright in my book. most of them are young and misguided. while their actions (other than apple) cant be condoned, they are revolutionaries, at least in their own minds. its too bad they didnt use their talents on something more beneficial to society.

Anonymous

Dude you’re an idiot, if you’re gonna pick a side then pick a side and don’t backslide like some pansy ass ignoramus. You either believe it’s wrong to hack greedy mega corps or you don’t whether it’s crApple Sony or Microcrap doesn’t make a difference. I think crApple is covered is shit as much as the next guy but you’re a complete ignorant mindless dullard if you think RIMMjob Microcrap or the Evil Empire are as pure as the fresh fallen snow.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XIS3JBTINBBDVPE4GN2FUWUOGM Rich Wood

“Microcrap”, Sony, “crApple” and all of these evil mega corps have provided an enormous number of jobs both directly and in related industries and have created products that we use for personal enjoyment and business productivity. What exactly have these awesome “revolutionaries” contributed to society other than perhaps exposing some security flaws that should be fixed?

Anonymous

These same companies are also responsible for outsourcing tens of thousands of jobs overseas to countries known for worker rights violations human rights abuses and using child labor. That’s what you’re defending right now a bunch of fat fucking cats who sold the middle class out so they can continue giving themselves huge raises by sacrificing N. American jobs all the while the third world gets used. Give your head a shake rich and smell the coffee maybe even try opening your eyes and inhaling the smell of the shit these companies have fed you. Maybe it’s about time you tried taking a breath of fresh air and admitting these same companies you’re defending right now are run by money hungry tyrants.

As for the products they have provided IT DOESN’T MATTER what products they have manufactured. No plastic piece of crap toy is worth someone’s life so I suggest you grow up AND REALIZE you not owning some stupid crappy smart phone for 100 dollars less doesn’t equate to a life scarring traumatic experience that will alter your life. Your post is nothing but UTTER FAIL.

Anonymous

Apparently u can arrest an idea…

http://twitter.com/Haz3rd Mike C

Really? They arrested the idea of rebelling against authority? Cause I didn’t read that.

Guido F.

no, you can’t. they arrested 2 people. if you could, we wouldn’t be discussing it right now, would we? listen, even if you like your playstation or whatever a ton, or you had your credit card number stolen, i don’t think that is a good reason to advocate the tyrannical suppression of free thought. that would be the end of democracy.

Rudy

They never arrested an idea, they arrested the action

Yup

LOL! Only two? FBI you have got to step up your game.

Idonteven

The Eff Bee Eye can’t accidentally all of anon.

http://www.allegrotechie.blogspot.com Allegrotechie

NOOOOO

Hm

Roughly 50 arrests over the course of a few months.

Guess a few of these “brave” young folks realized what a field trip prison might be and dropped a few names.

Roflmao

Nice! These basement nerds stole credit card information and caused general internet havoc on computers without guns. Their lesser intelligent retard cousins do the same thing, except they use guns when robbing banks. Not really that much different… hope they have fun in the prison showers! Mommy and Daddy won’t be serving food there or tucking them in.

Hmm.. alleged. I think it is interesting when something big happens and then the FBI/DOJ/CIA or what every 3 letter code you can come up with gets a few people but it is always that word…’alleged’. I mean if you think you have the goods on them then fine.. but if your not 100% sure and find out they had nothing to do with it.. well the 3 letter outfit(s) will be in some hot water with lawsuits, settlements out of court etc etc etc.

Please if it real news then ok.. but if not.. just when the govt uses the word alleged I get the feeling they just want to try to put everything on a few people that, of course, if you don’t have the poof you need.. there goes wasted govt money on trying to stick something to some people that it can’t be stuck.

Anonymous

Your innocent until proven guilty not the other way around. It’s just word play in today’s sue happy society, they will sue for slander if they dont say “alleged.” If this was China the headline would have said “Alleged hackers were shot dead last night”

Roger

it’s not “just word play.” it’s important. among other concerns, there is the need to find an impartial jury that hasn’t been prejudiced by the government or press.

Sean

When Are these idiots gonna realize that all they’re doing is giving the governments more of a reason to lock down Internet and corporatize it all? Goddamnit. Knock it off you douchebags. Let us at least pretend to have some freedom.

Anonymous

Sodomy.. an act of forced anal intercourse. Lulz

http://twitter.com/hijackerjack Rohil

No matter what stupid things these guys did, I still kinda like them, and respect them a bit. They were willing to take a risk and do what others would be afraid to do, and they succeeded. Now, I don’t approve of what they did, but it was pretty funny seeing all the shit they caused.

Anonymous

“do what others were afraid to do”

Refresh me on exactly what positive thing they did for the betterment of society that people were afraid to do?

LAWLZ

I still think its funny that they have to hide behind an icon from a movie so its obvious to me that these are scared individuals who use a poorly made movie as their posterchild because they lack the confidence of standing up for themselves. If they are so great and almighty then they shouldn’t have to hide.

so to all you lulzsecs I laugh at your failures! LAWLZ

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FPWSPLVOTW2U7RVNUCW5JYNOQU Joseph Mario

The world as we know now, is the most ridiculous game ever. Nothing mater anymore, and everything get more and more cheaply done. We are wasting some much times and energy over stupidity, that the reality doesn’t mater anymore. We get maride to please mother and father.We bring soul and this world and 1/2 of them are on the street.We have no respect for each other. We got to church to pretend we are good, and we go home and kill the the one next door because he or she walk, or touche my land! so now tell me are we not suppose to be loving one and other? No the 3/4 of the world cover theme self with the religion. Tell me! watt is religion? If religion is the way we are now, well ! that is some think to think about. We have to stop looking at who is the problem and look in to our-self and see watt we doing wrong. WELL no one is to blame right! let quip moving that way and we will crash. laughs now and pay lather.

what your a freshman in college just smoked your first joint and your professors are blowing your mind. Calm down wait until you get out in the real world.

Anonymous

Take your medication and learn to use Spell Check.

Sal Dawood

I do not approve this by any means, shape or form but at least they did not go and blew themselves up like how they do in the middle east and other countries. They did not go on the streets and destroyed the infrastructure like how they did in the UK over some dude….. If I were to own my company, I will simply look for those people. If you can hack something, that means that you can also protect it as well…

http://twitter.com/#!/PitoVH787 Pito V.H

Go hackers

Bela Goblos

WoW FauxNews reported? Itschhh muscht be trruuuuu thennn! :)

http://profiles.google.com/djblois Daniel Blois

I love people like you. Liberal much?

Anonymous

You morons really don’t get it do you. They can arrest a 1000 people it DOESN’T MATTER for every Anon they arrest there’s 2 others waiting to take their place. You CAN’T STOP HACKING because for every hacker they do catch 5 others are out on the net doing whatever they please and you can’t stop Anonymous because Anonymous isn’t a person or a even a 1000 people its thousands upon thousands of people spread out all over the planet. You’ll never get them all NEVER EVER. I really suggest you guys wake up and smell the coffee.

mangenius

I get what you’re saying, and to be honest Im not sure where I stand on this whole topic but do you not think that for every 1 that gets arrested, another 2 or 3 are thinking that maybe they dont want to go to prison

Anonymous

I’m sure there are 2 or 3 who stop and think they don’t want to be arrested. The thing is we’re talking about users from the whole world wide net not just a very small group. They can keep on making arrests it doesn’t matter the numbers will be replenished. Listen I’m not condoning hacking but here’s the thing if LulzSec or Anonymous are suddenly targeting organizations be it financial or what have you shouldn’t the first question being asked by people like us be why are they going out of their way to target certain organizations? It doesn’t make sense to me that these guys are going out of their way and taking a chance at being caught for the sake of a few laughs. Think about it.

Kenny23601

Chop their fu***ing right hand every time they catch one. We’ll see how brave the rest of them are. Don’t matter how you commit it, a crime is a crime.

Anonymous

fox news reported it, they also said 9/11 wasnt an inside job…….. sheep will listen to whatever the news tell them

justin

these hackers were stupid – they wanted the fame more than doing what they wanted to do – they used social media, had websites, and used handles – if i was a “real” hacker, i would be in the shadows as much as possible to avoid this kinda shit

Anonymous

these guys are a bunch of tards. Didnt they hack a police station and get a whole bunch of peoples information. These guys are douches and good riddance. I’ve yet to see anything positive that they did that wasnt self serving. I still dont understand what ideal they thought they believed in cause other than just hacking companies and causing online havoc (Sony), they accomplished nothing. In the end they turned out to be losers.

Anonymous

Sign me up….

Anonymous

Had they used their abilities to hack into these corporations to expose illegal or immoral activities they would have done some good and would have received public support. Instead they they acted as petty theives.

Jay

they should have used their skills for good by getting us specs on the iPhone 5